The Unbearable Lightness of Being

Film
Drama
Calendar
1988
Time
2h 52m
R

Tomas (Daniel Day-Lewis) is a doctor and a lady's man in Czechoslovakia during the late 1960s. Although he already has a sophisticated lover, Sabina (Lena Olin), he becomes smitten with a bookish country girl named Tereza (Juliette Binoche) and the two begin a relationship. However, the lovers triangle find themselves caught up in the political events of the "Prague Spring" of 1968, and as the Soviet tanks roll in to crush the non-violent rebellion, their lives are forever changed.

Starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Juliette Binoche, Lena Olin, Derek de Lint, Erland Josephson, Donald Moffat, Pavel Landovsky, Daniel Olbrychski, Stellan Skarsgård, Tomek Bork, Jacques Ciron, Consuelo DeHavilland, Leon Lissek, Charles Millot, Bruce Myers, Vladimir Valenta, Laszlo Szabo, Clovis Cornillac, Jean-Claude Dauphin,
Genres Drama
Studios Warner Bros.
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Cast & Crew

  1. Cast Member
    Phil Kaufman Director
  2. Cast Member
    Daniel Day-Lewis Tomas
  3. Cast Member
    Juliette Binoche Tereza
  4. Cast Member
    Lena Olin Sabina
  5. Cast Member
    Derek de Lint Franz
  6. Cast Member
    Erland Josephson The Ambassador
  7. Cast Member
    Donald Moffat Chief Surgeon
  8. Cast Member
    Pavel Landovsky Pavel
  9. Cast Member
    Daniel Olbrychski Interior Ministry Official
  10. Cast Member
    Stellan Skarsgård The Engineer
  11. Cast Member
    Tomek Bork Jiri
  12. Cast Member
    Jacques Ciron Swiss Restaurant Manager
  13. Cast Member
    Consuelo DeHavilland Tall Blonde
  14. Cast Member
    Leon Lissek Bold Man in Bar
  15. Cast Member
    Charles Millot Actor
  16. Cast Member
    Bruce Myers Czech Editor
  17. Cast Member
    Vladimir Valenta Mayer
  18. Cast Member
    Laszlo Szabo Russian Interrogator
  19. Cast Member
    Clovis Cornillac Boy in Bar
  20. Cast Member
    Jean-Claude Dauphin Actor
  21. Cast Member
    Saul Zaentz Producer
  22. Cast Member
    Bertil Ohlsson Executive Producer
  23. Cast Member
    Milan Kundera Book Author
  24. Cast Member
    Jean-Claude Carriere Screenwriter

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Title The Unbearable Lightness of Being

Release Date 1988-02-05

Country USA

Genres Drama

Runtime 2h 52m

Sub Genres Erotic Drama, Political Drama, Marriage Drama

Language English